Dr David Rosengren has been appointed as the new Chair of the Department of Health’s Queensland Clinical Senate (QCS).

Minister for Health Lawrence Springborg said Dr Rosengren will lead the QCS to deliver innovative, realistic and achievable recommendations to be implemented across the Department.

“The QCS is a structured forum made up of a diverse and dynamic group of clinicians that provides advice to, and participates in, the decision making process with the Department of Health on major clinical strategic areas. 

“The QCS plays a key role in safeguarding high standards of patient care and ensure continuous clinical practice improvements across Queensland.”

Dr Rosengren has experience within both the public and private healthcare sectors.

In July 2012, Dr Rosengren prepared the Metropolitan Emergency Department Access Initiative (MEDAI) report which detailed recommendations to improve the flow of patients through the emergency departments of Queensland hospitals.

Mr Springborg said all fifteen recommendations had been implemented or were close to being fully implemented, confirming the Government’s commitment to addressing the issues raised in the report.

“Most significantly, from 1 January 2013, the Department ensured that ambulance bypass can no longer be used as a mechanism for managing demand on individual emergency departments,” he said.

“The report recommended a whole-of-hospital approach to improve the efficiency of the Department’s facilities and to address the issue of ambulance ramping.”

Dr Rosengren’s current roles include Chair of the Queensland faculty of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM), Director of Emergency Centre at Greenslopes Private Hospital, Senior Staff Specialist Emergency Physician at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital and Chair of the Queensland Emergency Medicine Research Foundation (QEMRF).

He is a member of the ACEM Private Practice and Accreditation Committees, Department of Health and Ageing National Emergency Department Project Advisory Committee and Statewide Emergency Department Clinical Network.

Dr Bill Glasson resigned as Chair of the QCS in October 2012 and during his time, recommended innovative solutions which have been supported and implemented across the Department of Health.

Dr Glasson was the inaugural Chair of the QCS from May 2009 and was dedicated and committed to his role during this time. 

Information about the Queensland Clinical Senate can be found on the QCS website at http://www.health.qld.gov.au/qldclinicalsenate/html/about_senate.asp